Xbox 360 Was the Top-Selling Console in the UK Last Year

Update: Chart-Track has responded to IGN, saying "Xbox 360 is the best-selling console of 2013 (in the UK). It was very close."

We previously reported that the PlayStation 4 was the best-selling home console in the UK in 2014. Chart-Track confirmed that the numbers sourced in that story were inaccurate.

Update: There is some contention regarding Chart-Track's sales numbers for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 4. We're reaching out to Chart-Track, Microsoft, and Sony for clarification. We'll update the story as soon as we know more.

Chart-Track released its sales data numbers for video game hardware (obtained by Eurogamer) for 2013. They are as follows:

1. 3DS (including 2DS, XL) - up 4%

2. Xbox 360 - down 30.7%

3. PlayStation 4

4. PlayStation 3 - down 31%

5. Xbox One

6. Vita - down 41%

7. Wii U - up 41.5%

8. Wii - down 72%

The family of 3DS products, which includes the 2DS and the 3DS XL, topped the overall hardware charts. This comes as no surprise, as the 3DS had a tremendous year with games like The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Pokemon X&Y, and Fire Emblem: Awakening.

On the other end of the chart are the Wii and Wii U. The Wii's sales are the lowest of any system, with a massive 72% decrease in sales over the year. And despite seeing a significant 41.5% boost in sales in 2013, the Wii U only outsold its predecessor.

Vita was the worst-selling handheld, though there are only two on the list. And though there's little chance of the Vita ever bridging the multi-milllion unit gap between itself and the 3DS, its compatibility with the PS4 has spiked Vita sales lately.

The best selling console, the Xbox 360, saw overall sales decrease by over 30%. Of course, the Xbox 360 outselling both the Xbox One and PS4 doesn't spell doom for the new consoles. It was available for purchase the entire year, whereas the new consoles spent fewer than two months on the market.